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<DIV><FONT size=4>Herb</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=4>Makes sense to me.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=4>Back in the day I lived in Brentwood and worked in Gateway
Center. I could drive and park for free on General Robinson Street, but
driving was a hassle. So I drove to Frederick Street, parked there, and
took whichever interurban car came first, unless it was wedged, in which case I
waited for the next one. Worked well.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=4>Dwight</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=hrbran@cavtel.net
href="mailto:hrbran@cavtel.net">Herb Brannon</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Friday, 23 May, 2014 17:11</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=pittsburgh-railways@mailman.dementix.org
href="mailto:pittsburgh-railways@mailman.dementix.org">Western PA Trolley
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<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Re: [PRCo] South Hills Jct Question</DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV>
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style='FONT-SIZE: small; TEXT-DECORATION: none; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri"; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: normal; DISPLAY: inline'>Dwight,<BR>OK,
here is how it works these days...............<BR><BR>I can drive to work (108
Isabella Street) which is at the north end of the<BR>Seventh (Andy Warhol)
Bridge. However, it takes 35 to 40 minutes to drive<BR>into the city during peak
hours then you have to drive around hunting for a<BR>parking place. There is a
parking garage on General Robinson Street which<BR>is the closest to the Burns
White Building. So if I go directly there it<BR>takes about 45 minutes to get
there and get parked. then it's a 10-minute<BR>walk to the building. The all-day
parking fee is $9.00. Getting out of the<BR>garage, through city traffic
and back home takes 50 to 60 minutes plus the<BR>10 minutes to walk to the
garage. I have also burned a lot of gasoline<BR>doing this.<BR><BR>I can drive
to the Castle Shannon Park & Ride lot which takes 15 minutes<BR>(20 minutes
if a lot of "Dilberts" are using the roads). The parking is<BR>free as is the
trolley ride downtown. I can get off the trolley at either<BR>Wood Street or
North Side stations and get picked up by a Burns White<BR>vehicle and taken to
the building. I also burn about one-third of the<BR>gasoline using the trolley
as opposed to driving to the city. The trolley<BR>ride from the Castle Shannon
lot to downtown takes 35 minutes each<BR>direction plus I always get a "single
seat" which I prefer (this eliminates<BR>the "Dilbert Factor") over the double
seats.<BR><BR>Timewise, it's about the same if I take the trolley or drive.
Moneywise, if<BR>I take the trolley everything is free except the small amount
of gasoline<BR>used. If I drive to the city it's $9.00 for parking plus gallons
of<BR>gasoline. My truck has a 4.1 liter engine with a turbo charger and
it<BR>drinks gasoline like it was 1960 again. Also to be considered is the
much,<BR>much higher "accident exposure" timeframe. Therefore the trolley
is the<BR>way to go.<BR><BR><BR>On Fri, May 23, 2014 at 11:03 AM, Dwight Long
<dwightlong@verizon.net>wrote:<BR><BR>><BR>> Herb<BR>><BR>>
Ha!<BR>><BR>> But you did say you took the trolley home from work. I
thought you lived<BR>> in Carrick now. So how do you take the trolley
home from work if there is<BR>> no 47 (nor 53, nor 77/54?)<BR>><BR>>
Dwight<BR>><BR>> From: Herb Brannon<BR>> Sent: Friday, 23 May, 2014
07:20<BR>> To: Western PA Trolley discussion<BR>> Subject: Re: [PRCo]
South Hills Jct Question<BR>> Good luck getting on a 47 trolley these
days.<BR>><BR>><BR>> On Fri, May 23, 2014 at 12:26 AM, Dwight Long
<dwightlong@verizon.net<BR>> >wrote:<BR>><BR>> ><BR>> >
Fred<BR>> ><BR>> > I think he lives in Carrick. If he takes
the 47-Carrick via Tunnel car,<BR>> > he would turn off at S. Hills Jct.
before that building would come into<BR>> > sight.<BR>> ><BR>>
> Dwight<BR>> ><BR>> > From: Fred Schneider<BR>> > Sent:
Thursday, 22 May, 2014 20:54<BR>> > To: Western PA Trolley
discussion<BR>> > Subject: Re: [PRCo] South Hills Jct Question<BR>>
> Are you possibly talking about the old trolley overhaul shop?
Brick<BR>> > building on the west side of the right of way?<BR>>
><BR>> ><BR>> > On May 21, 2014, at 9:10 PM, Herb Brannon
wrote:<BR>> ><BR>> > > While riding the trolley home from work
(yes, I'm working again)<BR>> Monday I<BR>> > > noticed a newer
building in the South Hills Jct complex with streetcar<BR>> > > rails
coming out of one end but not going anywhere.<BR>> > ><BR>> >
> I was able to check it out further yesterday (Tuesday) when going
home<BR>> > from<BR>> > > work. The building number is "5" and it
is located about halfway<BR>> between<BR>> > > the South Hills Jct
station and the Palm Garden station. The building<BR>> has<BR>> > >
five or six bays, with overhead doors, which extend from the north end<BR>>
to<BR>> > > the south end. The furthest bay from the current trolley
tracks has a<BR>> set<BR>> > > of rails coming out of the south end
then running along the retaining<BR>> > wall<BR>> > > (Mt
Washington is above this wall) then turning toward the existing<BR>> >
trolley<BR>> > > tracks. Just before reaching the trolley right-of-way
there is a<BR>> > > "Y-switch". The track splits and starts curving
both north and south<BR>> then<BR>> > > ends.<BR>> >
><BR>> > > There is no way the track could connect to the current
right-of-way<BR>> > because<BR>> > > of a pronounced difference
in elevation between the right-of-way and<BR>> this<BR>> > > track.
Building 5 has, as I said, several bays. There are no other bays<BR>> >
> with tracks coming in and out, however. Currently Building 5 has a
lot<BR>> > of<BR>> > > PAT heavy duty service trucks parked at
the north end. These are dump<BR>> > > trucks, salt spreaders, snow
plows, etc.<BR>> > ><BR>> > > The question is does anyone know
what Building 5 was used for in the<BR>> past<BR>> > > and why is
there a track coming out of one of the bays? Perhaps, before<BR>> >
the<BR>> > > realignment of the trolley right-of-way in that area (for
the<BR>> rebuilding<BR>> > > and relocation of the tracks above Saw
Mill Run Blvd) was the building<BR>> > used<BR>> > > for storage
of maybe the line car or other work cars and was it<BR>> connected<BR>>
> > to the right-of-way prior to the new elevation of said
right-of-way?<BR>> > ><BR>> > > --<BR>> > > Herb
Brannon<BR>> > ><BR>> > ><BR>> > > *In
Pittsburgh.............................A City And.........A State<BR>>
of<BR>> > > Mind*<BR>> > ><BR>> > > Let's Go
Bucs<BR>> > ><BR>> > ><BR>> > ><BR>> > >
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